Elham Shahin

Elham Shahin
Elham Shahin
	Shahin in 2021
Born	Elham El Sayed Ahmed Shahin; 3 January 1961 (age 63); Cairo, Egypt
Occupations	Actress; film producer;
Years active	1981–present

Elham Shahin (Arabic: إلهام شاهين, also spelled Ilham Shaheen, Ilham Shahin, Ilham Chahine, and Elham Shaheen) is an Egyptian actress.

She has appeared in many Egyptian films and television series and has won both Egyptian and international awards.^[1]

In 2021, she played a prostitute in the Jean-Paul Sartre play The Respectful Prostitute. Haaretz reported that this "caused political turmoil in Egypt".^[2]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year	Title	Role
1985	Al Halfout	Warda
1986	The Innocent	Nawwara
1986	Easabat Al'nisa

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year	Title	Role
1982	Rihlat Azab	Soad
1987	Escape to Prison	Mona

References

^ "Elham Shahin". Fanoos Encyclopedia.
^ Falah Saab, Sheren (30 November 2021). "A Daring Actress and Sartre Just Caused a Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt" – via Haaretz.

External links

Elham Shahin at IMDb

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[Ilham1-1] "Elham Shahin". Fanoos Encyclopedia.

[2] Falah Saab, Sheren (30 November 2021). "A Daring Actress and Sartre Just Caused a Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt" – via Haaretz.

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